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Sunday October 7th, 2007 4:00 PM: The Shape of Water
Kali Ma
Soman Chainani, 2006, USA, English, 14 minutes, DVD

When an Indian mother finds out her son is the victim of a vicious bully, she delivers her own brand of vigilante justice. More information is available at www.kalima-movie.com


Soman Chainani

Soman Chainani is a graduate of the MFA Film Program at Columbia University, and the recipient of the prestigious FMI Fellowship for excellence in writing and directing.He graduated Harvard University in 2001, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and top-ranked in his field with a degree in English & American Literature.

Before joining the Columbia University film program, Soman worked alongside Mira Nair at the acclaimed director's production company, Mirabai Films, during post production on Vanity Fair, starring Reese Witherspoon, and development of Nair's new film, The Namesake.
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